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    Question

    Consider the following statements with reference to Mansabdari system:

    1. It was an administrative system responsible for looking after the civil and military affairs of the state.

    2. It was introduced in India by Akbar.

    3. Mansabdars were paid in the form of assignments of areas of land (jagir).

    Which of the statement given above is/are correct? 

    A 1 and 2 only Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 2 only Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 1 only Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 1, 2 and 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Mansabdari was a system of army and civil services introduced by Akbar. It is a military cumbureaucratic apparatus which was responsible for looking after the civil and military affairs of the  state. Hence, statements 1 and 2 are correct.  Mansabdars received their salaries as revenue assignments called jagirs. Some mansabdars were paid  in cash (naqdi), while the majority of them were paid through assignments of revenue (jagirs) in different regions of the empire. They were transferred periodically. Hence, statement 3 is correct.

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